McDonald's infamous ice cream machines get a long-awaited fix
According to USA Today, the Taylor Company has been the sole fixer of McDonald’s ice cream machines since 1956. Inc. Magazine says about 25% of the company’s revenue is from maintenance and repair services.
How Is McDonald's Ice Cream So Smooth?
McDonald's is known for many things, and its creamy, smooth ice cream is one. But just how do they get it so smooth, and why is it called a Vanilla Cone?
A new copyright rule lets McDonald's fix its own broken ice cream machines
The soft-serve machines at McDonald's restaurants are so often out of order that their reliable unreliability have long been the butt of jokes, memes — and now even a rallying cry in this year’s presidential race. The widespread issue has even spurred ...
Trump served fries, but Democrats helped fix McDonald’s broken ice cream machines
When I’m president the McDonald’s ice cream machines will work great again!’ Trump promised recently. The Biden administration beat him to the punch. Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing,
McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines May Get Quicker Fix After Copyright Ruling
An exemption to a longstanding copyright act allows industrial equipment to be fixed by people not affiliated with the manufacturer.
McDonald’s Can Now Fix Busted Ice Cream Machines Without Long Wait Times
The United States Copyright Office granted a copyright exemption that allows the iconic fast-food restaurant the "right to repair" broken machines.
McDonald’s broken ice cream machines can now be fixed faster — without breaking the law
It may soon get quicker and easier to get your McFlurry fix — and McDonald’s franchisees won’t have to break the law to make it happen.
McDonald's may finally have a fix for its broken ice cream machine epidemic
McDonald’s often maligned, seemingly perennially-broken ice cream machines could soon become a thing of the past.
A new rule could make it easier to fix the McDonald's ice cream machine
Ice cream machines at McDonald's famously break frequently. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to journalist Jason Koebler from 404 Media about a new exemption that allows third parties to fix them.
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Trump promises to make McDonald’s ice cream machines ‘great again’
Donald Trump’s famous campaign slogan collided with his love of fast food as the former president promised to make McDonald’s ice cream machines “work great again.” The former president ...
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More McFlurrys: US Copyright Office allows McDonald's to fix broken ice cream machines
A broken ice cream machine is a familiar inconvenience to McDonald's customers. Franchise owners have complained about difficulties fixing the machines, McDonald's itself has poked fun at how ...